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nato says the base was not breached. in syria two car bombs exploded today in the city of homs. at least 15 were killed there, and dozens of others wounded. and fighting also intense five-- intensified around damascus. as kelly cobiella reports rebels are closing in on the capitol. >> reporter: for the first time rebels are challenging the syrian army for control of the main airport. street battles have grounded flights for three days. rebels have also taken control of two military bases. and appear to be planning a push into the center of damascus. assad's army answered with rockets and bombs today. so far the regime has managed to stop an attack on the city and retains control of the airport. but for how long? andrew tabler is an analyst at the washington institute for near east policy. >> the rebels have been able to harass the capital as well as the supply chain for several days. and this is unprecedented in the history of syria. and it's another sign that the assad regime is going to contract and eventually perhaps on its way out. >> the last time rebels tried to fight thei
nato says the base was not breached. in syria two car bombs exploded today in the city of homs. at least 15 were killed there, and dozens of others wounded. and fighting also intense five-- intensified around damascus. as kelly cobiella reports rebels are closing in on the capitol. >> reporter: for the first time rebels are challenging the syrian army for control of the main airport. street battles have grounded flights for three days. rebels have also taken control of two military bases....
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. >> secretary of state clinton says nato's decision missiles to turkey sends a clear message that tour ski is backed by its allies. the big concern remains an increasely desperate assad regime will turn to chemical weapons as rebel fighting rages on. the u.s. and its partners are looking to apply additional pressure on at a conference next week. the regime insists they would not use weapons against its people. >> a natural gas tanker arrived in japan today becoming the first vessel to successfully test a new trade route through arctic waters. it opened up due to shrinking ice. it shaved nearly three weeks of its time. in september researchers of nasa announced the coverage retreated to its lowest level since recoffereds began in 1979. the route is open four months of the year. >> put down the cell phone and the sandwich if you are in south dakota. they report that there is a top new ban on distracted banning. it makes texting while drivers is a primary offense but you can get that ticket if you are eating, rearding the paper, or putting on make-up while driving. >> would you pay for co
. >> secretary of state clinton says nato's decision missiles to turkey sends a clear message that tour ski is backed by its allies. the big concern remains an increasely desperate assad regime will turn to chemical weapons as rebel fighting rages on. the u.s. and its partners are looking to apply additional pressure on at a conference next week. the regime insists they would not use weapons against its people. >> a natural gas tanker arrived in japan today becoming the first vessel...
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this attack shows that despite nato saying they reversed the momentum, the taliban is still more than capable of attacking these big bases, launching well-coordinated, ambitious attacks like this. does this mean that the strategy will change? i don't think so. this hand over of security duties has been going on for two years now. it's really the main focus of everything being done here. coalition doesn't have a plan "" "b." what this attack shows is after things are handed over, they're going to be handed over to afghan forces who have to continue to fight. certainly after we go home, the afghans will look like they'll still have to fight a lot . >> ben farmer in afghanistan. thank you. >>> just seven hours from now, the kansas city chiefs will play the carolina panther, the team deciding not to reschedule the game after linebacker jovan belcher shot his girlfriend in front of her mother and then driving to the training facility where he shot himself in front of the coach and general manager. casey wine is in kansas city for us this morning. local media report the two had a fight afte
this attack shows that despite nato saying they reversed the momentum, the taliban is still more than capable of attacking these big bases, launching well-coordinated, ambitious attacks like this. does this mean that the strategy will change? i don't think so. this hand over of security duties has been going on for two years now. it's really the main focus of everything being done here. coalition doesn't have a plan "" "b." what this attack shows is after things are handed...
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or will nato have to try and film that vacuum because as we know, as we saw in libya and elsewhere, you know, vacuums in the middle east are not a good thing. >> greta: you asked the question why. i would point to historically in the last 18 months he's killed 40,000 of his own people. i don't know why he would suddenly show such generosity and good love for his citizens, but we'll see. jennifer, thank you. >>> ambassador john bolton will be here to talk about the growing crisis in syria a little later on. first, tonight treasure secretary geithner saying the obama administration is absolutely ready to go over the fiscal cliff. >> what we got today was a assemble nar on hoaseminar on h. >> the vast majority of the media is on his side. no matter what he says, no matter what he does, even though what he's doing is outrageous, but his own party won't support him. >> the republicans have conceded the language. >> we could probably solve this in about a week. it's not that tough. >> it was week. >> president obama has said that he has pen in hand and he's prepared to sign the middle income
or will nato have to try and film that vacuum because as we know, as we saw in libya and elsewhere, you know, vacuums in the middle east are not a good thing. >> greta: you asked the question why. i would point to historically in the last 18 months he's killed 40,000 of his own people. i don't know why he would suddenly show such generosity and good love for his citizens, but we'll see. jennifer, thank you. >>> ambassador john bolton will be here to talk about the growing crisis...
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i think that's why you're hearing the very tough language from washington to nato headquarters. everybody wants this stopped before it even happens, brooke. >> talking about baer last hour, former cia, he said a drop of sarin is deadly. i want to ask you about syria's neighbor, turkey. we know nato has approved turkey's request for these patriot interceptor missiles to defend its own borders from further spillover of violence from syria. russia, you know, one of assad's last remaining allies, is now warning that could make the situation worse. what do you make of that? >> well, you know, russia is somebody that the u.s. wants to diplomatically rely on right now, to convince assad again on the chemical wearfare question, get the russians to tell him absolutely not, do not do this. on the question of the turkish border, you know, none of this is really a very clean situation, who's on one side, who's on the other side in terms of the russians. the russians are concerned about putting patriot missiles there because that's patriot missiles in nato, not all that far from their territ
i think that's why you're hearing the very tough language from washington to nato headquarters. everybody wants this stopped before it even happens, brooke. >> talking about baer last hour, former cia, he said a drop of sarin is deadly. i want to ask you about syria's neighbor, turkey. we know nato has approved turkey's request for these patriot interceptor missiles to defend its own borders from further spillover of violence from syria. russia, you know, one of assad's last remaining...
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a bomb in afghanistan has killed two nato troops. the nato-led alliance said it happened yesterday in southern afghanistan. it did not give details on the exact location or the identities of those who died. there have been at least 384 service members killed in afghanistan so far this year. most of them were americans. >>> a military appeals court has removed the judge in the fort hood shooting case. the u.s. court of appeals for the armed forces ruled yesterday that colonel gregory gross was not impartial in the case of gunman major nidal hassan. the court threw out the order from the judge for hassan to be shaved. hassan faces the death penalty for the shooting spree. >>> back here at home, the american civil liberties union will challenge plans to use u.s. drone plans. the aclu will argue that it can prove that the sheriff's office would use the drone to spy on people as well. >>> a judge ruled that the first amendment rights of mental health professionals outweigh the concern that the practice is a danger to young people. the law
a bomb in afghanistan has killed two nato troops. the nato-led alliance said it happened yesterday in southern afghanistan. it did not give details on the exact location or the identities of those who died. there have been at least 384 service members killed in afghanistan so far this year. most of them were americans. >>> a military appeals court has removed the judge in the fort hood shooting case. the u.s. court of appeals for the armed forces ruled yesterday that colonel gregory...
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kosovo is a -- an independent nation we hope will one day be a member of nato. the great albanian community, albanian-american community we have in the united states, particularly in new york, aisle just so proud to work with them. so let's say, let's hold up a glass and celebrate this wonderful 100th anniversary and let's use the albanian phrase to do so. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from california seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlelady from california is recognized for one minute. >> this morning in the "new york times" featured an article about california's surging economy. it was one of the states hit hardest by the recession and after years of struggle, our housing market is bouncing back and our unemployment rate is the lowest it's been since 2009. ms. hahn: but this fiscal cliff threatens to drive my state and the rest of the nation back into the recession we have been climbing out of. the inability for us to c
kosovo is a -- an independent nation we hope will one day be a member of nato. the great albanian community, albanian-american community we have in the united states, particularly in new york, aisle just so proud to work with them. so let's say, let's hold up a glass and celebrate this wonderful 100th anniversary and let's use the albanian phrase to do so. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from california seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent...
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nato's top officials say. alliance foreign ministers are expected to approve turkey's request to bolster its defenses against syria. general rasmussen said earlier, any use of chemical weapons by syria would prompt an immediate international response adding a chemical threat made it urgent for the alliance to send patriot missiles. were this hour from an israeli spokesperson that they are moving forward with plans for two major settlement projects in east jerusalem even as a senior palestinian official warns his government would pursue war crimes charges if they do not halt construction and. international and your -- anger has snow balled following the announced a recognition of of palestine, as a non-member observer in the general assembly. those are some of the latest headlines on c-span radio. host: welcome back. i want to get your take on the gop proposal put out to address these so-called fiscal cliff. $2.20 savings potentially. here is how it is playing out across the country. in "the atlanta journal con
nato's top officials say. alliance foreign ministers are expected to approve turkey's request to bolster its defenses against syria. general rasmussen said earlier, any use of chemical weapons by syria would prompt an immediate international response adding a chemical threat made it urgent for the alliance to send patriot missiles. were this hour from an israeli spokesperson that they are moving forward with plans for two major settlement projects in east jerusalem even as a senior palestinian...
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weekend, one of the options on the table calls for 10,000 american troops and several thousand more nato troops to remain on the ground after 2014. sources say that general john allen, our top commander in afghanistan, prefers to keep as many as 60,000 troops for another year. as the "times" editorial board points out, this is not the, quote, steady pace our troops -- of troop withdrawal that the president has promised. this is unacceptable. we ought to have a role in afghanistan. but it cannot and must not be a military role. we need more humanitarian aid, more support for education, health care democracy promotion, civil society, and so much more. but we will not make america safer. we will not make afghanistan stronger by continuing this war. the only morally decent and strategically sensible approach is to bring our troops home now. certainly before 2014. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from texas, ms. johnson, for five minutes. ms. johnson: thank you very much, mr. speaker. today i would like to emphasize the importance of the federal gove
weekend, one of the options on the table calls for 10,000 american troops and several thousand more nato troops to remain on the ground after 2014. sources say that general john allen, our top commander in afghanistan, prefers to keep as many as 60,000 troops for another year. as the "times" editorial board points out, this is not the, quote, steady pace our troops -- of troop withdrawal that the president has promised. this is unacceptable. we ought to have a role in afghanistan. but...
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georgian dream coalition must be reminded and reinforced that the most effective way for georgia to join nato is through continued development of democracy and the rule of law. there have been increasing pressure on the president to resign prior to the constitutional end of his term in october of 2013. while the new majority may see this as a logical next step to finalizing the transfer of power, attempting to have them give up their position -- the prosecutor's office arrested three officers of the government charged with unspecified abuses of power. georgia's made enormous power over the past two months. progress which very few predicted would require. thank you, mr. speaker. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from vermont seek recognition? mr. welch: to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from vermont is recognized for one minute. mr. welch: i thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, it's been 141 days, that's how long it's been since the house
georgian dream coalition must be reminded and reinforced that the most effective way for georgia to join nato is through continued development of democracy and the rule of law. there have been increasing pressure on the president to resign prior to the constitutional end of his term in october of 2013. while the new majority may see this as a logical next step to finalizing the transfer of power, attempting to have them give up their position -- the prosecutor's office arrested three officers...